Dows News

Wright County has a new Planning and Zoning Director following action by the Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting Monday.

Franklin County, IA- A proposed casino is on the move. The developers of a project for Franklin County are announcing a new site.

A patch of ground near Interstate 35 east of Dows has emerged as the latest potential location for an Iowa casino.

The site for a proposed casino in northern Iowa has been moved. A couple working to build the Landmark Hotel and Casino say the facility would now be located in Dows, just north of Webster City and off of Interstate 35.

The Lake Cornelia trail committee has set up a tour, to include the Wright County Engineer and Board of Supervisors, of the proposed location for their trail extension project.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors have set a hearing date of July 27 at 10 a.m. to present a plan for repairing an outlet pipe blowout for DD#97 in Vernon Township.

I'm proud to say I attended Iowa public schools from kindergarten through college, and it so happens that my education almost perfectly corresponds to the heyday of Iowa's education system.

This weekend marks the thirtieth Festival in the Park in Clarion. The annual celebration takes part in the downtown Gazebo Park.

Deb Rohlfs, Prevention Supervisor for Community and Family Resources of Fort Dodge, met with the At-Promise coalition at Clarion-Goldfield High School last week.

An ACES event today will allow students to learn what it is like to walk a mile in the shoes of someone in poverty.

An ACES event today will allow students to learn what it is like to walk a mile in the shoes of someone in poverty.

Wright County Assessor Kathy Waddell, along with several other department heads, appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Monday to discuss the change in the mileage rate.

James C. Charlson, 89 of Peoria, Ariz. died Nov. 26th, 2008 and was laid to rest Dec.

Craig A. Boyington, 57, of Williams, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors faced a light agenda at their first Monday meeting of the new year.

Steven Bakke, an attorney from Forest City representing Krysilis, appeared before the Wright County Board of Supervisors on Monday with a request for a public hearing date on a transfer of county property.